Archive for 2011 (94 posts)

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I don’t know if you can see it all that well, but my office is pretty beige. A few years ago a friend of mine gave me this little tree with the ornaments and tree skirt. I think it adds some nice, if temporary, color.

When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. (Matthew 2:1-10) During a recent staff meeting, I asked my colleagues for […]

James Swan entered American historical lore on December 16, 1773, when he and a few others participated in what became known as the Boston Tea Party, but he has a place in early U.S. business history as well. While I was doing some research for the Business of Congress blog post which featured “business” oriented […]

Julie Mangin, a network specialist, retired from the Library on November 3, 2011 after 32 years in the Federal Government. We thought it would be fitting to honor her in a Five Questions Retiree Edition, not just because her office was on the third floor of the Adams Building, but because she has helped our […]

You might find yourself this holiday season with extra food from gatherings with family and friends. You certainly do not want to let the food go to waste – so what do you do? How about turning your leftover food into a new tasty meal? Of course you can make classic soup and sandwiches from […]

This black and white photograph of Christmas shoppers from the early 20th century made me think of the modern Black Friday shopping frenzy. But since Black Friday has already been a blog topic, I thought I would use this as an opportunity to re-feature posts from Inside Adams and the other Library blogs, posted in […]

By all that is sacred in our hopes for the human race, I conjure those who love happiness and truth to give a fair trial to the vegetable system- Percy Bysshe Shelley. When I asked our culinary specialist, Alison Kelly, for advice for a Thanksgiving blog post she eagerly shared with me The Vegetarian Thanksgiving […]

Pie season is upon us and I predict that you will be making or buying a pie sometime in the near future. There is something about this delectable dish that provokes childhood memories and many of us have no qualms about stating our opinion on what constitutes the best pie. When I think of pie, […]

I really enjoyed the Law Library’s Pic of the Week featuring a 4 legged attendee at the National Book Festival. While I don’t have a picture quite that cute, I did take a picture of this little creature investigating the unused entrance to the Adams Building on Independence Avenue where the Adams Cafe is located. […]

Today’s post is from science reference librarian Margaret Clifton. She is also the author of Stars in his Eyes and Sun Spots this Summer. She has created the LC Science Tracer Bullet on Time , which will be helpful to those who are interested in horology (art and science of measuring time). Daylight Saving Time (DST) in this country ends this year (2011) […]

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